Hello, my name is PaperClip OF DOOM. No, you cannot get me in-game. D: This guide will contain a vast amount of knowledge regarding the Doom and Destiny weapons – what are they, why get them, where to get them, how to get them, how to upgrade them – it’s all here.

Reminder: The weapons’ elements are set for all future upgrades – that means the Doom weapons will always be Darkness, and the Destiny weapons will always be Light. This fact will not be mentioned when I list the properties of the weapons in the following sections, as it is rather obvious. :P

2.0 – The Doom Weapons – What?

The Doom weapons are weapons of great darkness and power – and also price! They have several upgrades, but if you do not own a Dragon Amulet you will only be able to upgrade them once. There are five “main”(*) Doom weapons overall, four of which are obtainable. The Necrotic Sword of Doom is only available to players who purchase the Doom Knight special deal. (For more information, head to section: 5.0 – Doom Knight Special Offer)

The basic Doom weapons are all level 8, and they do not give any bonuses. The Necrotic Sword of Doom has multiple tiers, each with increasing damage and stat bonuses the higher the level. It is also listed as a scythe in-game, despite having the appearance of a sword – thus allowing all classes to wield it to the same effect.

The Doom weapons also have a special attack, called “Doooooooom!”. It has a 5% chance to trigger on basic attacks, making your weapon glow menacingly for the duration. It is a Damage Over Time attack, meaning that your enemy will get hit by it for several turns, five in this case. If the opponent has any weakness to Darkness, the damage will be 10. The Destiny weapons have a similar attack, called “Face your Destiny!”. It deals Light damage, and is identical to its Darkness counterpart.

The Necrotic Sword of Doom has its own special attack – Doom Portal, which deals 12 hits of 100% Darkness damage. It is incredibly powerful, more so than the regular Doom weapons.

(*) Note – These are the weapons considered main by the plot. There are other “items of Doom”, as it were, such as the Doom Hammer and Cloak of Doom.

2.1 – The Doom Weapons – Why?

So now you are probably asking yourself, how expensive are these weapons, really? The cost of purchasing a Doom weapon is 28,000 gold. You may think that that is a lot of money, but it really isn’t that much. Gold will pile up at your feet while adventuring and playing the game, so there is really nothing to worry about.

There are many reasons to buy a Doom weapon. They will always stay in the game, will never go rare, continue getting upgraded and can also be purified and turned into the equally awesome Destiny weapons. These weapons are very powerful, and let’s admit it they look REALLY cool. I mean seriously. These weapons are optional – they are often mentioned in the plot and used to be a central point in the game, but you don’t have to get them if you don’t want to. It’s just another fun, optional challenge in the game. :)

2.2 – The Doom Weapons – How?

Now that you are satisfied and ready to take on the challenge, read on!

You will need a starting sum of 28,000 gold to get your basic Doom weapon, and then another 28,000 gold if you also want a Destiny weapon! Now that’s not a small amount by any account – which is why I recommend you take a look at Hopeful Guy’s A Comprehensive Guide to Farming.

You can either farm up the gold and get the weapons right away, or you could just play through the game and let the gold accumulate on its own. Either way, these weapons aren’t going anywhere! ;)2.3 – The Doom Weapons – Where?

Now that you have the gold, head left until you’re outside of Falconreach’s walls, then head up. Talk to the Mysterious Orb and prepare to part with your gold!

Select the option “*Gulp* Shop”, buy the Doom weapon that matches with your class and… congratulations! You now own a Doom weapon! Now go farm all over again so you can get a Destiny weapon. :P Onward to the next section, upgrading your Doom weapons!

3.0 – Upgrading Your Doom Weapon

Hold tight, because this is a long one – time to upgrade your Doom weapon! The first upgrade is available to all, but the ones after that require a Dragon Amulet. Remember, you will have to upgrade your Doom weapon step by step, no skipping allowed!

Travel to Amityvale and talk to Thursday, the girl standing in the main area. Select ‘Quests’ > ‘ Crystal Clear Lake‘ and start the quest. At the first screen, kill the monster and go down. Second screen, kill the monster and this time go right. You will encounter more monsters, just keep going right until eventually you have a path up, and into the house. Inside the house, you will meet Chaney. Purchase the Research Materials from his shop for 5,000 gold, and then select ‘Upgrade Doom Weapons’ in order to merge the materials and your basic weapon to get the first upgrade.

The Dark Doom weapons are level 8, deal 38-70 damage, and they now grant some Crit and the main stat of your class.

Back in my day, the dark and wretched forces of nature had the decency to sell their wicked tools of damnation and agony face to face! Hmph. Anyway, the second upgrade will require you to get fiveUnlucky Doom Essences, which drop from the following quests: The Haunted Castle and AmityVillian.

The essences also drop from various wars that occur periodically in the game, so keep your eyes open for those.

When you’re done, bring the essences and your Doom weapon to the Mysterious Orb, and select the option ‘Upgrade Doom?’. After some talking, a merge shop will open. Merge the essences with your Doom weapon to increase its power.

The Unlucky Doom weapons are level 8, deal 40-72 damage, and they now grant some Bonus while also lowering your LUK!

The third upgrade requires a rank of 15 in Blacksmithing, your Unlucky Doom weapon, and eight Unlucky Doom Essences. Yulgar’s Forge is located in Battleon Inn. In order to get there, you will have to go into Lim’s shop in Falconreach, and select ‘Crafting: Building Weapons’ > ‘Battleon’, which will take you to Yulgar.

Talk to Yulgar and select ‘Crafting: Building Weapons’ – this will take you to the Blacksmithing interface. Work your way to the required rank, and then select ‘Make Weapons’ to open the Forge Shop. Scroll down a bit and you will find the Mighty Doom weapons. Merge all of the items, and you will get the following:

The Mighty Doom weapons are level 15, deal 42-74 damage, and grant some more stats.

The fifth upgrade comes not only with improved damage and stat values, but also with a wicked new look! The required blacksmithing rank is still 18, like last time. This time you will need 13 Unlucky Doom Essences for the upgrade.

Also, I just want to note that the weapons were available from a shop called Heartless, which opened up after the Friday the 13th Invasion of March, 2009 was won. They required the same amount of essences. Just a fun fact!

The Heartless Doom weapons are level 24, deal 52-85 damage, and grant some more stats.

The sixth and seventh upgrades are very small upgrades that came out together, so I decided to merge them into one section. The sixth and seventh upgrades will each requirethirteen Unlucky Doom Essences.

The Obsidian Doom weapons are level 27, deal 52-86 damage, and grant some more stats.

The eight and ninth upgrades, coming to a forge near us on a spooky Friday the 13th in August 2010. As per usual by now, you will need a blacksmithing rank of 18 and thirteenUnlucky Doom Essences for each upgrade.

The Grim Doom weapons are level 35, deal 55-89 damage, and grant some more stats.

The tenth, eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth upgrades! Boy these old weapons have come a long way, haven’t they? This time, the upgrades are different – they can be found in theShadow Doom shop, run by Ennwen in Braughlmurk Cape.

The weapons of Destiny are matching Light versions to their Doom counterparts – they are visually similar, one being the opposite of the other. They have the same DoT special attack as the Doom weapons (see section 2.0 – The Doom Weapons – What?) while being Light element. They match the Doom weapons in level and stats up to a certain level, after which they branch off with different stats and level requirements. The basic, level 8 weapons of Destiny are available to all players, but upgrading them is only possible if you are a Dragon Amulet holder.

In order to get a Destiny weapon, you have two options: Either purify your Doom weapon to turn it into a Destiny weapon of a matching level, or buy a brand new Doom weapon and upgrade it all the way up from the most basic form. Now, purifying only works up to a certain tier – it is not possible to purify a Doom weapon higher than the Obsidian > Pristine tier, since that option is simply not available in the game. That is why I recommend the second method, since upgrading the Destiny weapons is much easier than doing so for the Doom weapons, plus you get to keep your Doom weapon that you worked so hard to upgrade in the first place!

Let’s get down to business. You’ll need to buy a brand new Doom weapon for 28,000 gold from the Mysterious Orb. After that, it’s time to start upgrading your Destiny weapon! Regardless of which method you chose, you can find the Purification and Upgrade shops in the entrance to the Necropolis, from Artix. You need to complete all of his quests in order to unlock the shops.

Upgrade Requires your Destiny weapon and a certain amount of Undead Slayer Badges in order to advance to the next tier (remember – no skipping, just like with the Doom weapons! You’ll have to upgrade all the way from the bottom to the top). For the first upgrade, you will need a special item known as Purification Research Materials, which are the equivalent of the regular Research Materials for the Doom weapons. They can be bought at the same place, in Chaney’s shop. (see section 3.1 – The Dark Doom Weapons for more details if you forgot by now)

The Blade of Destiny – this new weapon was released on February 20th, 2010 as a reward for finishing the ArchKnight saga, available to DA holders and AQ Guardians only. Even though it is a blade, its in-game weapon type is Scythe – allowing all classes to use it. There are two versions:

The level 50 version also has a special attack, Elemental Spirit. See the Encyclopedia entry for more info about it.

It is currently unknown if we can expect more upgrades to this weapon. We’ll just have to wait and see.

5.0 – Doom Knight Special Offer – Everything You Need To Know [DA]

The Doom Knight – as powerful as it is fearsome. The Necrotic Sword of Doom (the fourth Doom weapon), Doom Knight accessories, and finally the class armor are available now through a special deal for DragonLords. If you want to unlock the ultimate power of DOOM… be ready to shell out some cash. Doom isn’t free, you know.

Here is what you need to know:

There are four stages for this deal, and they all depend on how many months you’ve been a DragonLord. Each upgrade costs 19.95$, and there are four overall, which means 80$. BUT WAIT! If you have been a DragonLord for more than 24 months already, you can purchase the whole deal for 65$! Now that’s a deal. BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE! If you purchased the full-account DA upgrade, all four pieces of the Doom Knight equipment will unlock on each and every one of your characters! However, the 40,000 DCs will go only to the main character you’re upgrading. Now that’s quite a deal, eh?

Now, let’s go over the upgrade stages:

If you have been playing for six months, you can purchase the first stage for 19.95$, which gives you the Necrotic Sword of Doom with an amazing special attack, as well as10,000 DragonCoins, and finally a special Doom Knight title on your character page!

If you have been playing for twelve months, the second stage is available, again for 19.95$. This time you get the Doom Knight Helmet, 10,000 MORE DragonCoins, and the Superior Doom Knight title on your character page!

If you have been playing for eighteen months, another 19.95$ will bump you up to the third stage, which gives you the Doom Knight Cloak, 10,000 MORE DragonCoins, and the Elite Doom Knight title on your character page!

Finally, if you have been playing for twenty-four months, the final 19.95$ will give you access to the Doom Knight armor and all of its devastating, DOOM-y skills. On top of that, you get 10,000 MORE DragonCoins, and the final Master Doom Knight title on your character page!

Now, a few details about the in-game benefits. The weapon and accessories will always stay relevant – as the level cap rises, so will new tiers be added to the Doom Knight items to accompany each new cap. The armor itself is quite powerful – you can get an idea on how to use it and read up about some strategies in revan 225’s Doom Knight Advanced guide. In addition, all details about the Doom Knight armor skills can be found in the Encyclopedia entry.